Bowed Waterfall

One of the many waterfalls flowing through the canyons of Shades State Park, this waterfall, unlike many, is bowed in the middle rather than concave. It's shaped by freezing temperatures that freeze the sides, but not the center where water flows year round.

Bowed or concave, the sound of the water tinkling over the rocks is wonderful as you follow the falls on the hike down the path along the fall's edge.

Cliffs, Waterfalls, Vertigo

One place in Indiana where you can be truly challenged by a trail is in Shades State Park. The park is full of cliffs, waterfalls flowing to Sugar Creek, and glorious, dizzy vistas.

The park area may be named shades because of the heavy forested area, the crevices between the cliffs, or simply because there were several murders here in the area in pioneer days.

Today the park is simply gorgeous and an exciting place to spend an afternoon exploring.